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Free Language Lessons on Internet Polyglot Website

Posted on May 21, 2010 by Angel Brady

Internet Ployglot is a website that offers free language lessons in a variety of languages. Some of the languages that are offered are Arabic, Thai, and Hebrew, along with popular languages like German, Spanish, and French. You can create an … Continue reading →

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Lunch & Learn: The New Blackboard 9: Finding Your Way

Posted on May 7, 2010 by Jon Edwards

Ten years ago, Princeton adopted Blackboard as its course management system. During the past decade, the system has moved from serving a handful of courses to every course. What was an occasional convenience has become an integral part of the … Continue reading →

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User Generated Online Pronunciation Guide

Posted on April 16, 2010 by Angel Brady

Forvo is an online user generated pronunciation guide for hundreds of languages. If you ever wondered how a word is pronounced all you have to do is search for the word in the language and there is a button that … Continue reading →

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Lunch & Learn: The Technology of History with Carla Zimowsk

Posted on March 24, 2010 by Jon Edwards

The Technology Manager for the History Department at Princeton University, Carla Zimowsk has provided technical support for the department for 10 years. Not trained as a historian or a GIS expert, she draws upon graduate work in organizational communications and … Continue reading →

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Learn About the German Language and Resources

Posted on January 20, 2010 by Angel Brady

Free Language blog has a post titled German Speaking World that has fact and figures about the German language (where it is spoken, how many people steak it, etc.). Also in the post, it has a list of resources if … Continue reading →

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